I stand up and walk to the entrance and when Kurapika is within hearing distance i speak just loud enough for him to hear "Kurapika, can I borrow a book?"
Kurapika obviously hears me. "Rochelle? How did you know I was... oh never mind? Why do you want to borrow a book, may I ask?" Kurapika is so nice.
"Killua and Gon keep making fun of the gaps of knowledge I have so I thought if I read a book I will be able to pick up things faster." Kurapika comes into view along with a panting perv... Leorio, I wave at them. I wait for them to finish to continue to talk.
"Is this our destination?"
Gon beats me to answer though. "No, it isn't."
"I see." He is out of breath, he needs to build up his stamina. "The fog is fading."
"So Kurapika can I borrow your book?" i repeat.
"Sure. But it probably be best for you to wait to read it. It probably isn't very interesting either for you." He offers the book to me with caution
"Its fine. " I start reading immediately. I will need something to do whilst running. I know this area from the back of my hand any way, I'm not allowed to interfere with any business here. Sour pusses. I sense two animals heading our way so I head towards the Satotz; he looks at me a question.
"I'm not allowed to interfere with any business in these parts." I simply state he raises an eyebrow I gesture my head towards the animals that will attempt to trick everyone when the time is right.
The shutters start to close blocking the entrance to the path we just walked. I turn to my book so I will be distracted when this phase starts. I can't accidently interfere now with their fun or food. Stupid ban.
They show up Leorio and ninja guy instantly believe in the fake, gullible much. I carry on reading only stopping when I sense something approaching Satotz, and not from the fake so I can interfere but decide against it and just side step out of the way still reading. I step back towards Satotz again after it has passed, ignoring everyone. Once the two animals have died I snap the book closed and look up now able to. I see everyone staring at me. I tilt my head in confusion "you were reading the whole time the man faced ape was here."
"I told you why already."
"Yes you did. Follow me if you want to make it to the second phase." I sniff and found Gon and Killua. Now do I run with them or not. I pick up my book again sensing animals approach. Satotz looks at me. I have run this swap blindfolded before, besides the mist will be coming back soon so no one will be able to see anyway. I keep pace Satotz. I want to be with Gon and Killua but I can't interfere if they run into an animal, so staying away will be best, I need to read anyway, so i can get ride of my confusion. Though this book is boring it is about random trivia , blah, blah, blah. I dodge some annoying plants as I run still with my head in the book.
After running for I don't know how long. I sense Killua and Gon near and bloodlust oozing from 44 we are in a human group so I should be able to suggest they run ahead, and I am so bored so head back to them.
"Yo." I make them jump, they obviously weren't expecting me.
"How, When, How?" Killua sputters at me.
"Smelt you. But we should head closer to the front, don't you think." I state, though Killua i would imagine can sense it to, Gon, i doubt it. i sigh at the thought of his obliviousness of the darkness that lurks in people.
"Ahh you noticed to huh. He's killed and wants to again." i knew he would know.
"What are you two talking about?" Yep, oblivious Gon.
"Hisoka." "number 44" me and Killua say at the same time.
"So his name is Hisoka huh?"
"You didn't know? Never mind, I have the same smell as Hisoka, you can't tell since I'm disguised like that man ape before." And Gon literally smells him; I smack him on the head.
"Not literally."
"Kurapika! Leorio! Killua and Rochelle say we need to move up!" even I can feel the tension and i'm clueless on humans.
"Baka! If we could we would!"
"Just go on ahead!"
As they say that I smell a toad nearing on us. Crap! I speed up slightly, I can't warn them, damn. I avoid it subtly the toad, and I watch as Killua and Gon get trapped. The toad looks at me and hops away. I follow it sensing that Killua will get both Gon and himself out. Froggy ignores me, obviously knowing why I was here, when suddenly it throws up. Eww I jump in a tree to avoid the sick, gross. I wave to Gon and Killua.
"Yo! Enjoy the bath!"
"How come you weren't eaten?" Killua yells obviously angry. I just shrug and jump down.
"I know where everyone is come on." I run to the others, though I smell Gon head towards Kurapika and Leorio. Though I don't sense bloodlust over there more interest and fun, than anything so he will be save, though he has got a crazy bloodthirsty pervert after him now. Hmm Maybe he isn't all that save then.
"Ah there they are, Gon we can... where did he go?" he looks for Gon.
"He ran after, Kurapika and Leorio."
"What! Why didn't you say anything?"
"We wouldn't have been able to talk him out of going, I can't interfere and you don't want to face Hisoka. Well for good reason."
"Tch" he runs of in silence. I run back to Satotz and read again to distract me from interfering. Why do I care enough to even think of interfering? I shake my head, it's just because they are interesting.
"Will I fit in with humans?" I whisper too quiet for anyone to hear, I can't help I want to, I guess I always been alone. Sensei's always accepted me but I wasn't a part of them I always had limitations I had to go by. "Will I ever belong?" Back at Meteor city I was accepted completely but never trusted nor could I trust others, I'm always, always, alone.
Once we reach a large wall, with a door. I climb up a tree not wanting to be bothered, though I wave to Killua so he knows. I rest in the tree and relax and read the book. It uses terms I'm not familiar with, I wish there was a book with definitions of everything it will make things so much easier, I wonder if such a book exists. Curiosity killed the cat. So I jump down looking to see the sniff find everyone together, so I make my way towards them. As I do there is a load noise which startles me so I leap in the air and cling to a tree branch. I miss Satotz leave. Everyone starts staring at me I see that Hisoka who is near the tree chuckles a bit. I hear laughter, i turn to glare at them only to see Killua and Gon rolling in laughter. Kurapika is clutching his stomach trying to hold his in and Leorio is wiping tears away.
I hide in the tree trying to calm down I partly changed again. I take deep breathes and try to calm down. Then someone kick the tree I'm in; hard. I cling to it on instinct. I peer down to see who's kicking my tree, looks like everyone is there. I jump down and land on Killua and Gon's shoulders, since they are the most guilty at laughing at me. I jump off their shoulders making them fall over due to the quick shifts in gravity while I gracefully land on my feet.
Before they can yell at me I want to know the answer to my earlier thought, so I turn to Kurapika since he seems the most knowledgeable, so he is the most likely to know if such a book exists. I turn to him and ask him seriously. "Is there a book just definitions of different words in it?" they all blink and Killua hits his own face for some reason.
"She's kidding right?" Leorio points at me with a shaky hand.
"No. I don't think she is. When I first meet her she kept poking my skateboard, and she had no idea what it was, and asked what it was. She was confused when I said friend. She later asked me what a bomb was, and went to poke it. Oh and she was confused when we said she won us buying her a meal and asked why not just hand her some raw meat."
"So you have no idea what a dictionary is." Kurapika asks me. I look at him blankly and tilt my head. After a while I shake my head since they obviously didn't get it. Kurapika's eyes widen in shock. I turn to Killua looking for an explanation. He just leans back; arms crossed enjoying the show, whilst smirking. Grrrr. He is enjoying this too much. "A dictionary is what you just described it is a book filled with definitions of words, they are very common."
"I think I need one of those." I admit it I'm clueless when it comes to my own kind. Kurapika pats me on the head. I turn towards hearing growling noises, someone is hungry. The gates don't open till noon. So we just have to wait. But that growling is getting loader, and more irritating. I look at the others to see that they are also looking at the gate waiting and anticipating for the next challenge.